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Amazon Web Services vs HP Helion Public cloud…game over… HP announced today that it will retire their public cloud platform known as Helion as of January, 2016. After a year of going back and forth on the decision to end-of-life their cloud platform HP has finally admitted they lost in the public cloud war to larger competitors such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. HP is giving customers until […]
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Customers have been asking what is the cloud broker and why do I need it? The following post will explain the role of the cloud broker and how it fits into the world of Cloud Managed Services. What is a Cloud Broker? Cloud brokers and Cloud Managed Services providers partner with companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google in order to provider cloud services. The primary value add […]
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Are you thinking of cloud migration, but have your doubts whether cloud security is adequate? You are not alone. Some small and mid-market businesses are hesitant to full embrace cloud migration, fearing that their business sensitive data might get breached when stored in the public cloud. But is the risk really that high or can it be managed? As statistics show, more than half of all enterprises and third of […]
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Cloud Migration is becoming more and more common for mid market and enterprise businesses. IT managers and business stakeholders are seeing benefits including shifting capital expenses to operating, increase agility and improved time to market. IT leadership is well aware of the primary risks of cloud migration including sizing up security risks, reliability standards and scalability needs prior to migrating but what else should a business be concerned with when migrating to […]
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For mid-sized business the cloud is a necessity for driving business agility, speed-to-market and reducing capital expenses. Despite that many IT leaders remain hesitant to migrate to the public cloud due to ongoing concerns about Cloud Security. There are many misunderstood points about security in the cloud. This post will highlight a few from our experience as a Cloud Managed Services provider in New York. I can stop Shadow IT […]
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Business continuity is the ability to keep daily operations running—even in the midst of a natural, man-made or technical disaster. It isn’t just about data backup, though; it’s a holistic practice that also addresses ready access to backups and timely restorations—and all of the potential obstacles you might encounter in the process. The costs and consequences of downtime are generally measured in two ways: How much time you can afford […]
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At the recent re:Invent conference Amazon announced the launch of their Inspector tool as part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). This has answered many of the compliance and cloud security concerns that customers had with utilizing the public cloud. Amazon Inspector is designed to scan applications launched within Amazon Web Services. It is primarily focused on identifying anomalies introduced during or post-deployment. The application allows Amazon Web Services to meet […]
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How to Choose a Cloud Managed Services Broker More and more IT leaders are in agreement that the cloud is a powerful platform to improve business agility. However it is critical that cloud services are managed properly. Failure to execute effectively on your cloud migration or management can lead to some serious issues for your business. For this reason many IT directors especially in smaller to mid sized companies with […]
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Update from Amazon’s CISO on Public Cloud Security At Amazon’s recent re:Invent cloud conference held in Las Vegas, NV; Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Steve Schmidt spoke about the state of public cloud security for the enterprise in relation to Amazon Web Services. “Enterprise Security is not where it needs to be” stated Schmidt in his opening remarks. Security in the cloud creates challenges not seen in traditional on-premises customer environments. The biggest […]
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Our CEO Joe Asady recently attended the Gartner IT Symposium/ITexpo in Orlando, FL. Gartner Symposium is the world’s largest gathering of IT leaders and senior executives with a focus on interactive sessions that empower CIOs to share best practices and drive change through their business. Netfast’s Cloud Managed Services offering is focused enabling Mid-Tier New York City customers to accelerate Digital Business Transformation with Managed Cloud and Mobile solutions including: Cloud Backup and […]
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